The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-25
THE TOMTIT is A COY BIRD.
Some of the Things He Has Done to Give
Cause for This Opinion.

United States District Attorney Sellers's
sistant, Leon o. Bailey, will talk. if his princi-
pal will not. Bailey is kind of jabberwock in
the conversational way. There several
"reminiscences illustrating Bailey's fatal gift of
CAB to which Mr.. Sellers's attention will be
called. If the old adage that birds of feather
flock together" be true, Bailey's connection
with the Coy gang, witch will be shown SO
clearly that even Mr. Sellers cannot blink at it.
will render his Sentinel interviews valueless.
Baileys intimate connection with the Coy
gang, which began when he posed opposition
to Mr. Bynum, has never been severed. He
was on hand friend and adviser, consulting
with Coy the night of the canvass of the
election returns. On that night George W.
Stubbs spoke to Bailey as his conduct, and
Edward P. Thompson also addressed him in no
complimentary terms as ne considered Bailey's
actions under the circumstances as extremely
suspicious.
1t will be remembered that further Bailey
had John H. Counselman appointed to posi-
ton in the State Senate while the latter was
under bond of the election consprators.
Bailey defended Counselman in speech made
in the Senate and denounced the committee of
one hundred.
In the United States grand jury room. whom
Samuel E. Perkins the stand wit
ness, Bailey's language and manner were brow
beating and insulting from first to last. his in
tent being to intimidate the witness and to de-
preciate his testimony to the jury.
Bailey showed considerable luminosity to Da-
vid w. Coffin, foreman of the United States
grand jury. Three jurors have recently spoken
of Baileys bilingsgate used in speak
ing of the foreman of the jury. These grand
Gaskins of New Castle and w. S. Mccoy, of
Cloverdale. A choice excerpt of Bailey's little
expression of opinion to these gentlemen was
follows: cd d-n Coffin: know him.
We know his tricks He is trying to get indict-
ments against everybody" When the grand
jurors responded that Mr.. Coffin was doing
but his duty, Bailey, shaking his head, with a
a great affectation of knowledge, remarked, SEN
tentiousy "We we know him"
A gentleman who is thoroughly reliable, and
who in a position to and know what be
speaks of. says that nearly every day,
the grand Jury adjourned in the evening. he
saw Bailey go down to Coy's saloon on West
Washington street. The name of this gentle
man can be produced when it becomes necessary.
His character is above reproach. Baiiey's con-
duct in the entire case. including the grand jury
room. if inquired into land numerous witnesses
can be brought forward would result in his Off
cial decapitation. Even Mr.. Sellers could not
afford to retain him.
Not the least amusing thing in all Baileys as
sumption and assurance is his contemptuous
opinion of Captain Ritter. Judge David Turpie
is considered. even within the Democratic party,
as being somewhat better lawyer than Bailey,
and Judge Turpe. both in private and in his
gument before Judge Gresham. spoke in the
highest terms of the affidavit prepared by Capt.
Ritter in the case before United States Commits
sioner Van Buren,, saying that it was ably and
carefully drawn. Judge Turpe preceded Mr..
Sellers and the Tomtit in the Office of district at
torney. In that affidavit the defense contro-
verified nothing. The case turned upon the ques-
ton of jurisdiction. Probably Baey's idea of
good thing, in the way of an Indictment is to be
seen in the wav the individual indictments
against Coy and Bernhamer are drawn. These
said to be in Bailey's handwriting. The
Tomtit is a Gov bird.